Introduction:

Community Acquired Pneumonia is a serious health problem with high worldwide infant morbidity and mortality, reaching 8% of hospitalizations and, in these cases, lethality can reach 4%. Despite being non-specific, the knowledge of analytical hematological tests supports the diagnostic orientation for a better initial management of this disease’s severe forms.

Objective:

To identify the epidemiological characteristics and laboratory tests abnormalities in pediatric patients with severe Community Acquired Pneumonia at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Teaching Maternity- Child Hospital Dr. A.A. Aballí.

Materials and method:

A descriptive investigation was carried out, with a series of cases in hospitalized children with severe Community Acquired Pneumonia at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Teaching Maternity- Child Hospital Dr. A.A. Aballí.

Results:

Prevalence was greater in over one year old children and in female patients, the main complication was pleural effusion, 27.4% had a stay of more than seven days; neutrophil count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and protein C Reactive positive values were above the average and most of the patients presented hypoalbuminemia.

Conclusions:

Prevalence was higher between 1 and 4 years, pleural effusion was the most common complication, and the alteration of all hematological tests performed at admission was prevalent. MÉD.UIS. 2017;30(3):51-8.

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